What do the terms mean?

References that link from new to old (e.g.
“back to the previous name”), or from child to parent (e.g.
“back up the taxonomic hierarchy”)

Current

The name is accepted for use in the Western Australian Flora

Excluded name

A name has been referred to in literature but is not present in
Western Australia. This is a special case of a misapplied name. One
reference will be present for each exclusion.

Formally Described

A name previously referred to informally with a manuscript or phrase
name has subsequently been formally described.

Forward Reference

References that link from old to new (e.g.
“forward to the new name”), or from parent to child (e.g.
“down the taxonomic hierarchy”)

Misapplied name

A name has been used in literature that refers to one or more
different taxa. One reference will be present for each taxon this name
is misapplied against.

Nomenclatural synonym

A taxon has changed its relationship to other taxa but the
circumscription is the same. This is the case in a generic revision,
where only the generic epithet (and perhaps the suffix used on the
specific epithet) changed. One reference will be present for each taxon
this name is nomenclaturally synonymous with.

Not Current (or Non-current)

The name is not an accepted name for use in the Western Australian
Flora

Taxonomic synonym

A name is recognised to be referring to the same taxon as an earlier
published name. One reference will be present for each taxon this name
is taxonomically synonymous with.

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